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Less than a week after Meta announced it would start pulling news links from Facebook and Instagram to audiences in Canada, Google announced today it will be doing the same. Both Meta and Facebook are blaming the passage of Bill C-18 into law by the Canadian government.
The law, also known as the Online News Act, will require tech companies like Meta and Google to make deals with news media so they can post links to their content on their services.
In a blog post, Kent Walker, the President of Global Affairs for Google and its parent company Alphabet, stated:
Walker added that just before the passage of Bill C-18, the Canadian government did reach out to negotiate a compromise. He stated:
Google says that when the law does go into effect, it will remove news links from Canadian news outlets from its Search, News, and Discover products in Canada. in an FAQ page about this decision, Google says Canadian residents can still "access all news sites by typing the outlet's web address directly into their browser or through apps, newsletters, aggregators and other channels." It also won't affect any Google Search links for SOS alerts for disasters like forest fires, earthquakes, and other similar situations.
The law, also known as the Online News Act, will require tech companies like Meta and Google to make deals with news media so they can post links to their content on their services.
In a blog post, Kent Walker, the President of Global Affairs for Google and its parent company Alphabet, stated:
Walker added that just before the passage of Bill C-18, the Canadian government did reach out to negotiate a compromise. He stated:
Google says that when the law does go into effect, it will remove news links from Canadian news outlets from its Search, News, and Discover products in Canada. in an FAQ page about this decision, Google says Canadian residents can still "access all news sites by typing the outlet's web address directly into their browser or through apps, newsletters, aggregators and other channels." It also won't affect any Google Search links for SOS alerts for disasters like forest fires, earthquakes, and other similar situations.